3rd person POV
The last few weeks of summer flew by in a blink. The two teenagers had grown closer to each other, making small dates part of their routine. Their feelings for each other had grown but they came to face a new obstacle as they packed their bags and headed to the airport. The atmosphere was tense as the couple sat in an crowded van together, the third wheel named Bella sleeping peacefully beside them while listening to music.
Now they sat in a crowded airport waiting for what seemed like an eternity but also just a couple seconds for their flight to be called.
Nani's POV
I hated this. Once again I had to deal with change. In the span of the 2 or 3 months I spent with the Nishimuras I had grown very attached to the family.
As our flight was called we stood up to say our goodbyes. I first gave a hug to Mr. Nishimura "Take care of my son darling" he said jokingly "we both know he can't survive without you." I laughed almost bitterly, sad that I had to say goodbye to a person who had become a very important part of my life.
Konon came in for a hug next. "I'm gonna miss you Nani" she said through a few tears "I'll come visit as soon as I can." We laughed as we saw Riki's offended face, "you never came to visit me!" he said. Even while parting ways Konon liked to tease him "Yeah but she's more important."
I headed toward Mrs. Nishimura with a lump beginning to form itself in my throat. "Bye mrs- mom. Bye mom" I said as I finally let myself cry in her arms. "Oh honey" she said in the sweet voice that always calmed me down, "I wish you could've called me mom for the first time in better circumstances." I smiled sadly at her as she wiped the tears off my face. "We'll call you every day. Remember this is temporary, we'll see you again" she said to me.
I moved in to hug Sola who was already crying in Riki's arms. "Do you have to leave again?" she asked her older brother. All he could say was "I'm sorry but I need to go back to school." She looked up at him and then at me, pulling me into their hug, "I can't believe he's cruel enough to take you with him." We all chuckled at her statement, I held her tighter.
When we had finished saying our goodbyes we headed towards the gates, giving our tickets to the flight attendant and then waving bye to the family of four staying in Japan. I thought I'd gotten used to goodbyes, so why did this one hurt so much.
Riki's POV
Me and Bella sandwiched Nani between us as we looked for our seats. Our parents had been nice enough to get us first class, so we headed towards the very comfortable looking seats where we set all our luggage down and finally got to relax from the long trip. "Nani come here" I said with my arms open. Hugging had now become normal for us, it was great for a person like me whose love language was physical touch.
She sat next to me laying her head on my shoulder while I had an arm around hers. Bella laid comfortably on the reclining chair as she managed to ,yet again, fall into a deep slumber. Nani smiled softly as she looked at her, "I guess she doesn't need me to hold her hand this time. My baby's all grown up." I laughed softly as she placed her hand over her heart dramatically.
"Are you planning on falling asleep too" I asked her. She looked up at me and smiled, "no, did you have something planned." I nodded excitedly while I put on some music and brought out some board games. The smile on Nani's face being enough to make my day.
Nani's POV
The flight consisted of board games, movies, and of course stuffing the pre paid food into our stomachs that were begging us to stop already.
We sat in our chairs quietly simply enjoying each others company while we waited for our food to digest. The silence wasn't awkward but I still felt the need to talk. "What's Korea like?" I asked Riki. He turned his head towards me, "not much different from Japan honestly." I nodded "do you have friends you'll introduce me too when we get there?" I asked. "Of course I do my social butterfly" he reassured me. "That's nice" I said, "I can't wait to meet them"
The flight felt noticeably shorter than the one from Mexico to Japan, something I was very happy about. Once we arrived at the airport a driver came to pick the three of us up, helping us load our bags into the car and then heading towards our new home.
Opening the door to the new house was incredibly exciting. It was already furnished in a way I loved and the light coming in through the windows made it feel like home.
I immediately dropped my bags and headed up the stairs to find an extra living room up there and four bedrooms, each with their own bathrooms, two on opposite sides of the living room. I looked inside the rooms. The first one I saw was a mixture of whites and browns . It had a queen sized bed and a nightstand next to it.
I headed to the room across from it, very obviously for Isabella. If her name engraved on the door hadn't given it away, the pinks and yellows decorating the room definitely did. "Bella I found your room!" I yelled. She came running up the stairs, dropping her bags on the floor and immediately dropping herself on her bed. "Thank god I'm exhausted. "How" I questioned genuinely, "how could you still be exhausted after sleeping all day?"
I left her room and headed for the other two rooms. One of them had two full sized beds. The walls in that room being white and the decorations being light blue. Cloud lights hanging from the ceiling. "It's really pretty" said a deep voice behind me. I looked at the owner of the voice a little startled. "Riki!" I said as I hit his arm "you have to stop sneaking up on me like that"
I turned to the last room. It was what I assumed was the master bedroom. It was bigger than the others. Decorated with white and black, a king sized bed and a flat screen tv on oposite sides of the room. "Nishimura López" read Niki. I turned to look at what was engraved on the door. "It has a nice ring to it" he said with a smile.
"Do we have to sleep in the same room?" I asked. "Only if you want" said Riki "we could just sleep in separate guest rooms until you're ready." I nodded, "yeah that's probably the best idea" I said, noticing the hint of sadness that covered his eyes.
"Do you want to eat something?" I asked breaking the silence. "Yeah" he said breaking eye contact "let me help you"
Riki's POV
I knew it would that even though we were dating it would still take her a while to be completely comfortable with me. That knowledge didn't stop the sadness and disappointment I felt when she basically winced at the thought of us sharing a room. I knew she thought it was to intimate for the point of the relationship we were at, but a part of me hoped we were close enough to take that step forward.
"Do you want to eat something?" I heard her ask. "Yeah" I said breaking out of my thoughts "let me help you"
Nani's POV
The tense atmosphere dissolved as we began to cook. I found a mixture of different meats and vegetables in the fridge. Mixture of different noodle and spices were in the cupboards. We ended up making bulgogi, pork belly, and some ramen and rice to eat on the side. Although Riki wasn't very much of a help. It warmed my heart that he at least tried to help.
We finished setting up the table and washing our hands when we heard Isabella walking down the stairs. "Yay!" She exclaimed "dinner's ready. I really love my life." I playfully rolled my eyes at her barely woken up state.
We all sat at a table that was way to big for just three people and ate while we engaged in simple conversations.
Once we had finished eating, Bella offered to wash the dishes while we showered and got ready for bed.
I took a ridiculously long shower, which I very much deserved after our long trip. I wrapped myself in a robe and did my nighttime routine. Then I put on some black sweat shorts and a loose shirt. I dried my hair and put it into Dutch braids, not wanting to go to sleep with wet hair.
I walked outside the room and saw Riki sitting on the couch upstairs while in his phone. He looked incredibly handsome in his plain grey shorts and black hoodie. His still damp hair falling over his eyes and his pout of concentration while on his phone made my heart race a little.
He must have felt me staring at him because he looks up at me through his blonde bangs and smiled. "Hi" he said. "Hi" I said back to him. "What room are you sleeping in?" He asked. I simply pointed to the room with the clouds. "Ah" he said in acknowledgment "I guess I'll take the room across from Bella's."
I sat down next to him and laid my head on his shoulder. "I'm sorry I don't feel comfortable yet" I said "I'll come around some day, I hope you know that." He looked down at me, "don't apologize, you can't control whether you feel comfortable or not. I'm not gonna push you, take all the time you need." I thanked him and gave him a quick peck on the cheek which made the blood rush to them.
We watched tiktoks together on his phone until I began to space out and felt my eyelids get heavy. He noticed immediately and walked me to my room. "Good night" he said turning off the lights, only leaving a small cloud night light on. "Good night" I said as I watched him head to his own room.
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